*NEW* FERPA Training PowerPoint
Want to learn more about FERPA here at Berea College? If so, please click here and log-in to review a PowerPoint created by the Office of the Registrar for all Berea College employees. Aslo be sure to check-out the FERPA webpage on the Office of the Registrar’s website: https://www.berea.edu/registrar/ferpa/.
Professional Development Request Form
Do you want to request professional development funds from your Vice President for a conference, training, certification, etc.? If so, simply fill out the form at this link:
https://berea.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_byhY7UzY7DXsZ7L
The College’s Administrative Leadership Council (made up of the Administrative Committee, Associate Vice Presidents, and Directors) and Staff Forum leadership indicate that the top five requests for professional development from staff members are:
- Funds to attend or present at conferences and workshops;
- Increased frequency and levels of technology training;
- Certification training;
- Job-specific skills training; and
- Leadership skills development, including tools for running an effective meeting.
Priority allocation for staff development funds is given to 1) strategic professional development of staff to ensure that employees with promotional potential receive training to prepare them for the next step in their career progression at the College; 2) staff with credentials that require continuing education; and 3) staff presenting at a conference; and 4.) Technical skills training for new job related technology.
Instructions for Professional Development Proposals
Proposals should describe the activity, provide a budget, and indicate the amount of funding requested. Obtaining the support of your immediate supervisor is a required part of the application process. Awards are made on a first-come, first-served, basis and are subject to the availability of funds.
Travel Policy
Please note that all who receive funds involving travel must adhere to the Berea College Travel Policy.
Report on Completion
Staff who receive Staff Development Funding are to submit a report via email within 30 days of the completion of the project via email to a designated staff member within the Division. Those staff members are as follows:
- Alumni & College Relations: JoJo Wray
- Financial Affairs: Scotty Abney
- Information Systems & Services: Yvonne Williams
- Labor and Student Life: Carla Roberts
- Operations & Sustainability: Malissa Blair
- President’s Office: Judy Mott
- Strategic Initiatives: Ethan Hamblin
Please note that your direct supervisor’s electronic signature is required on this form. Staff members in the academic division are not required to complete a report after their project has been completed.
If you experience any technical difficulty with this form, please contact Sam Cole via email at colesa@berea.edu or via phone by calling ext. 3210.
If you are not sure about which Division you are in as a staff member, please consult this handy guide.
Professional Development Initiative Documentation
Vision Paper (PDF) (includes definition of professional development)
Staff Forum Presentation to A.C. in December 2015 (PDF)
Staff Professional Development and Climate Survey Instrument (PDF) (administered in 2015)
On and Off-Campus Professional Development Opportunities
P-Card and Travel Report Training and Implementation of Online System
The office of Financial Affairs is pleased to announce that the College is in the process of changing our p-card and travel reporting to a combined online platform. The change is scheduled to take effect May 1, 2018. Due to the timing and magnitude of this implementation, we have made every effort to offer as many training opportunities as possible. Additional on-site training sessions will be available early next fall semester. More details regarding these sessions will be sent at a later date.
As part of this change, the College will migrate from the VISA platform for p-cards, Intellilink, and the current manual paper travel reporting to a new combined Banner integrated platform, Chrome River. These training sessions will provide an overview of the Chrome River platform, as well as, updates to the applicable College policies that relate to the change in processes. Attendees will be able to ask questions and see a demonstration using live data from Berea College. Below is a list of the available dates/times for employees and supervisors to attend on-site training sessions:
- Monday, April 23, 2018, 9 AM – 11 AM, The Commons, Woods-Penn
- Monday, April 23, 2018, 2 PM – 4 PM, The Commons, Woods-Penn
- Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 9 AM – 11 AM, The Commons, Woods-Penn
- Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 2 PM – 4 PM, The Commons, Woods-Penn
- Friday, April 27, 2018, 9 AM – 11 AM, The Commons, Woods-Penn
- Friday, April 27, 2018, 2 PM – 4 PM, The Commons, Woods-Penn
Please use the following link to register for the training session of your choice.
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/financial-affairs-9598109730
In addition to the on-site training sessions, we are offering webinar options for those that are located off the main campus or wish to train from your office. Below is a list of the available dates/times for employees and supervisors to attend webinar training sessions:
- Tuesday, April 24, 2018 2 PM – 4 PM: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-LotopvoTSOJ7Ljam7NTWg
- Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9 AM – 11 AM: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OLjSi34vQHe65MkC6uwNsw
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tammy Morgeson or Ashley Creekmoore.
Title IX Employee Events for Spring 2018
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Events
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) the Title IX Office has collaborated with partners on and off campus to bring to you this event calendar with activities and programs meant to create awareness about sexual assault and give people tools and knowledge on how to prevent it. Click here to see that calendar as accessible text. If you have any questions about the following events please contact Heather Dent at denth@berea.edu or call 859-985-3983.
Title IX Training
Covers Berea College’s policies and procedures on sexual misconduct, how to identify and prevent sexual violence, how to report an incident, and the impact of trauma on victims. All new employees are required to attend one of these sessions. There is no need to RSVP.
- Tuesday, April 17 from 2-3:30 PM in the Carter G. Woodson Center, Alumni Building
Trainings at the Center for Career and Workforce Development at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
The Center for Career and Workforce Development at EKU has a variety of trainings available, including:
- Basic Core Concepts I: Core Concepts I provides participants the opportunity to learn vital skills needed to successfully supervise in today’s ever changing workplace. This course is based around the following topics: Learning your new role, Expectations of Supervision, Motivating and Coaching Others, and other critical issues.
- Sexual Harassment: A practicing attorney will discuss current issues that supervisors need to know for today’s workplace.
- Creative Problem Solving: Learn how to effectively apply creative techniques for problem solving while capitalizing on your own creative talents.
- Excel 2013 Basic/Intermediate/Advanced: Learn what Excel 2013 is and how to navigate it to customizing spreadsheets.
- Customer Service: This course will provide tips for dealing with difficult people, how to be assertive without appearing rude, and techniques for working with the public.
- Motivating Employees: Learn practical leadership skills to increase employee motivation and performance
- Time Management: Designed for anyone who wants to do a better job managing their time both in the workplace and at home
- Conflict Management: Use communication skills to defuse conflict and solve problems.
- Generational Differences: Learn how work behaviors result from values that may vary based upon generation, stage in career, and stage in life
- Emotional Intelligence: Understand how aware you are of your emotions as well as those of others, how to deal with negative emotions, and how to utilize positive emotions to improve performance.
2018 Spring Schedule
- Tuesday, May 01, 2018 Conflict Management
- Thursday, May 17, 2018 Generational Differences
- Friday, May 25, 2018 Excel 2013 Advanced
- Thursday, May 31, 2018 Emotional Intelligence
If you have interest in any of these sessions please contact EKU and register for the session. You can find more information at their website: http://workforce.eku.edu/. Or contact them at: Workforce Education, 202 Perkins Building, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475-3102. Phone: (859) 622-8405. Fax: (859) 622-6205. Email: tammy.cole@eku.edu.
Participation in the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). More information can be found here. To take the IDI as an individual, area, or office, please contact Dr. Alicestyne Turley (turleya@berea.edu).
Lynda.com (log-in through MyBerea portal)
Labor Program How-To Training Videos
Information about the Staff Development Fund
Information about Tuition Reimbursement
Berea College Staff Development Workshops
BC Staff Development, Spring 2018
April 25 (W) Orientation Program for New Staff Employees
(8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 226 in Stephenson Hall)
May 9 & 16 (W) Intersection of Identity – Working well with others in a complex inter-cultural workplace
Please note – this workshop is presented over two sessions that occur a week apart. Attendance is required for both sessions.
- Part 1 – May 9 (8:30 a.m. to noon, Room 226 in Stephenson Hall)
- Part 2 – May 16 (8:30 a.m. to noon, Room 226 in Stephenson Hall)
For more information, contact Mark Nigro at extension 3436. To register for any of these workshops, please click the link, above.
The Civil Rights Seminar & Tour
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center Events
The Appalachian Seminar & Tour
Participation in Dean’s Reading Groups
For more information email Sarah Broomfield at: broomfields@berea.edu
Participation in Community Reading Groups
Our most recent Mellon Grant focuses on the theme “belonging.” In her work, Belonging: A Culture of Place, bell hooks, Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, writes, “I believe that we can restore our hope in a world that transcends race by building communities where self-esteem comes not from feeling superior to any group but from one’s relationship to the land, to the people, and to the place.” To belong, she argues, “is to feel connected, balanced, self-restrained, generous, mutual, inclusive, and egalitarian.”
We will begin our fall semester in conversation with Dr. hooks (more details to follow) focusing on theme of belonging. For those interested in the book and conversation, please come by The Academic Vice President’s Office (Lincoln Hall, room 320) to sign for a copy of the book. If you have questions, concerns, or comments, please contact Sarah Broomfield via email or by calling 859-985-3487.
Lunch & Learn Workshops (Contact Jill Gurtatowski for more information).
Other On-Campus Events/Groups:
Run/Walk with the Presidential Trio
Graduation & Commencement (tickets required)
General Faculty Assembly Meetings
The Peanut Butter & Gender Luncheon Series
Center for International Education Events
The Celebration of Traditional Music
Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education Programs and Events
Programming at the Willis D. Weatherford Campus Christian Center
Events at the bell hooks Institute
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center Events
Campus Master Calendar (Often includes other campus events open to the general public including things like athletic events, presentations, lectures, community outreach events, and more)
Let Sam Cole know about any events that should be added to this list!